Mercedes Formula One driver Rosberg prepares to stop for a pit stop during the Chinese F1 Grand Prix...

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany prepares to stop for a pit stop during the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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April 15, 2012

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates with crew members winning the Chinese...

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates with crew members winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

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April 15, 2012

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates with crew members winning the Chinese...

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates with crew members winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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April 15, 2012

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg (C) of Germany celebrates with crew members winning the Chinese...

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg (C) of Germany celebrates with crew members winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

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April 15, 2012

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg (C) of Germany celebrates with crew members winning the Chinese...

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg (C) of Germany celebrates with crew members winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

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April 15, 2012

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany looks at the camera before the Chinese F1 Grand Prix...

Mercedes Formula One driver Rosberg looks at the camera before the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai...

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany looks at the camera before the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates on the podium winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. Button, casting his shadow on the left of the picture, finished second for McLaren with team mate and compatriot Hamilton finishing third for the third race in a row to take the championship lead. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

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April 15, 2012

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany looks at the camera after the Chinese F1 Grand Prix...

Mercedes Formula One driver Rosberg looks at the camera after the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai circuit...

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany looks at the camera after the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

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April 15, 2012

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany is sprayed with champagne during the podium ceremony...

Mercedes Formula One driver Rosberg is sprayed with champagne during the podium ceremony following the...

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany is sprayed with champagne during the podium ceremony following the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

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April 15, 2012

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany is sprayed with champagne during the podium ceremony...

Mercedes Formula One driver Rosberg is sprayed with champagne during the podium ceremony following the...

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany is sprayed with champagne during the podium ceremony following the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. Button finished second for McLaren with team mate and compatriot Hamilton finishing third for the third race in a row to take the championship lead. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

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April 15, 2012

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany is sprayed with champagne during the podium ceremony...

Mercedes Formula One driver Rosberg is sprayed with champagne during the podium ceremony following the...

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany is sprayed with champagne during the podium ceremony following the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. Button finished second for McLaren with team mate and compatriot Hamilton finishing third for the third race in a row to take the championship lead. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

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April 15, 2012

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain, team mate and compatriot Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes...

McLaren Formula One driver Button, team mate Hamilton and Mercedes' Rosberg spray champagne at each other...

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain, team mate and compatriot Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany spray champagne at each other during the podium ceremony following the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. Button finished second for McLaren with team mate and compatriot Hamilton finishing third for the third race in a row to take the championship lead. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain, Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany, Mercedes chief Norbert Haug and McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrate on the podium the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. Button finished second for McLaren with team mate and compatriot Hamilton finishing third for the third race in a row to take the championship lead. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix past crew members cheering from the pit wall at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates on the podium winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix past crew members cheering from the pit wall at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

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April 15, 2012

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates with crew members winning the Chinese...

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates with crew members winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates on the podium winning the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at Shanghai International circuit April 15, 2012. Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes from pole position on Sunday in the first victory of his 111-race Formula One career. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT)

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August 09, 2011

Men relax on floating mattresses in the Guadalquivir river in Seville, southern Spain, August 9, 2011....

Men relax on floating mattresses in the Guadalquivir river in Seville, southern Spain, August 9, 2011. Temperatures were forecast to exceed 41 degrees Celsius (106 F) in many parts of Spain on Thursday, with peaks of 38 to 44 degrees (100-111 F) in the south. REUTERS/Javier Diaz (SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

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August 09, 2011

A man rest on a floating mattress at the Guadalquivir river in Seville, southern Spain, August 9, 2011....

A man rest on a floating mattress at the Guadalquivir river in Seville

A man rest on a floating mattress at the Guadalquivir river in Seville, southern Spain, August 9, 2011. Temperatures were forecast to exceed 41 degrees Celsius (106 F) in many parts of Spain on Thursday, with peaks of 38 to 44 degrees (100-111 F) in the south. REUTERS/Javier Diaz(Spain - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

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August 09, 2011

A man jumps into the Guadalquivir river in Seville, southern Spain, August 9, 2011. Temperatures were...

A man jumps into the Guadalquivir river in Seville, southern Spain, August 9, 2011. Temperatures were forecast to exceed 41 degrees Celsius (106 F) in many parts of Spain on Thursday, with peaks to 38 to 44 degrees (100-111 F) in the south. REUTERS/Javier Diaz(SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

Royal Air Force Tornado F3 aircraft from 111 Squadron fly over RAF Leuchars during a disbandment parade,...

Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado F3 aircraft from 111 (Fighter) Squadron fly over RAF Leuchars air base, during a disbandment parade, in Fife, Scotland March 22, 2011. The squadron is being disbanded as the jets have been phased out to make way for Typhoon aircraft. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)

Royal Air Force Tornado F3 aircraft from 111 Squadron fly over RAF Leuchars during a disbandment parade,...

Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado F3 aircraft from 111 (Fighter) Squadron fly over RAF Leuchars air base, during a disbandment parade, in Fife, Scotland March 22, 2011. The squadron is being disbanded as the jets have been phased out to make way for Typhoon aircraft. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT)

Women sit on chairs outside their houses to avoid the heat on a hot summer night in Ronda

Women sit on chairs outside their houses to avoid the heat on a hot summer night in Ronda, near Malaga, southern Spain late August 27, 2010. Temperatures were forecast to exceed 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) in many parts of Spain on Friday, with peaks of 42 to 44 degrees (107-111 F) in the south. Picture taken August 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

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August 28, 2010

A man sleeps outside his house to avoid the heat on a hot summer night in Ronda, near Malaga, southern...

A man sleeps outside his house to avoid the heat on a hot summer night in Ronda

A man sleeps outside his house to avoid the heat on a hot summer night in Ronda, near Malaga, southern Spain, late August 27, 2010. Temperatures were forecast to exceed 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) in many parts of Spain on Friday, with peaks of 42 to 44 degrees (107-111 F) in the south. Picture taken August 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

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July 08, 2010

A young man jumps into the Guadalquivir river in Seville, southern Spain, July 8, 2010. Temperatures...

A young man jumps into the Guadalquivir river in Seville, southern Spain

A young man jumps into the Guadalquivir river in Seville, southern Spain, July 8, 2010. Temperatures were forecast to exceed 41 degrees Celsius (106 F) in many parts of Spain on Thursday, with peaks of 38 to 44 degrees (100-111 F) in the south. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

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July 08, 2010

A woman protects herself from the sun with a parasol as she walks along a street in Seville, southern...

A woman protects herself from the sun with a parasol as she walks along a street in Seville, southern Spain, July 8, 2010. Temperatures were forecast to exceed 41 degrees Celsius (106 F) in many parts of Spain on Thursday, with peaks of 38 to 44 degrees (100-111 F) in the south. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

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July 08, 2010

A man jumps into the Guadalquivir river in Seville, southern Spain, July 8, 2010. Temperatures were forecast...

A man jumps into the Guadalquivir river in Seville, southern Spain, July 8, 2010. Temperatures were forecast to exceed 41 degrees Celsius (106 F) in many parts of Spain on Thursday, with peaks of 38 to 44 degrees (100-111 F) in the south. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

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July 08, 2010

A man cools off in a public fountain in Seville, southern Spain, July 8, 2010.Temperatures were forecast...

A man cools off in a public fountain in Seville, southern Spain, July 8, 2010.Temperatures were forecast to exceed 41 degrees Celsius (106 F) in many parts of Spain on Thursday, with peaks of 38 to 44 degrees (100-111 F) in the south. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

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July 08, 2010

People cool off in a public fountain in Seville, southern Spain, July 8, 2010. Temperatures were forecast...

People cool off in a public fountain in Seville, southern Spain, July 8, 2010. Temperatures were forecast to exceed 41 degrees Celsius (106 F) in many parts of Spain on Thursday, with peaks of 38 to 44 degrees (100-111 F) in the south. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

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February 02, 2010

The opened cockpit canopy of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 Aardvark jet is pictured at the...

The opened cockpit canopy of a RAAF F-111 Aardvark jet is pictured at the static display area of the...

The opened cockpit canopy of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 Aardvark jet is pictured at the static display area of the Singapore Airshow February 2, 2010. The RAAF will be retiring their F-111s in 2010. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE - Tags: TRANSPORT MILITARY)

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February 02, 2010

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 Aardvark jet performs manoeuvres during the Singapore Airshow...

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 Aardvark jet performs manoeuvres during the Singapore Airshow February 2, 2010. The RAAF will be retiring their F-111s in 2010. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE - Tags: TRANSPORT MILITARY BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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February 02, 2010

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 Aardvark jet performs a "dump-and-burn" fuel dump during the...

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 Aardvark jet performs a "dump-and-burn" fuel dump during the Singapore Airshow February 2, 2010. The RAAF will be retiring their F-111s in 2010. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE - Tags: TRANSPORT MILITARY BUSINESS)

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February 02, 2010

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 Aardvark jet performs a "dump-and-burn" fuel dump during the...

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 Aardvark jet performs a "dump-and-burn" fuel dump during the Singapore Airshow February 2, 2010. The RAAF will be retiring their F-111s in 2010. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE - Tags: TRANSPORT MILITARY BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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March 13, 2009

A Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) F-111 strike bomber performs a "dump and burn" as fuel ignites during...

A RAAF F-111 strike bomber performs a "dump and burn" as fuel ignites during the Australian International...

A Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) F-111 strike bomber performs a "dump and burn" as fuel ignites during the Australian International Airshow in Melbourne March 13, 2009. The Australian International Airshow will run from March 13 to March 18 at Avalon Airport 40km (25 miles) west of Melbourne. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA TRANSPORT MILITARY SOCIETY)

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March 13, 2009

A Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) F-111 strike bomber performs a "dump and burn" as fuel ignites during...

A RAAF F-111 strike bomber performs a "dump and burn" as fuel ignites during the Australian International...

A Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) F-111 strike bomber performs a "dump and burn" as fuel ignites during the Australian International Airshow in Melbourne March 13, 2009. The Australian International Airshow will run from March 13 to March 18 at Avalon Airport 40km (25 miles) west of Melbourne. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA TRANSPORT MILITARY SOCIETY)

Austria's ambassador to Oman Andreas Karabaczek (R) talks with Peter Harld (L) and Barbar F. in Marib, some 180 km (111 miles) north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa December 24, 2005. The two tourists were freed on Saturday by kidnappers in Yemen who had seized them to press the government to release fellow tribesmen jailed for trying to go to Iraq to fight U.S. forces, Yemeni officials said. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Austrians Peter Harld (R) and his wife Barbara F. talk in a hotel in Marib, some 180 km (111 miles) north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa December 24, 2005. The two tourists were freed on Saturday by kidnappers in Yemen who had seized them to press the government to release fellow tribesmen jailed for trying to go to Iraq to fight U.S. forces, Yemeni officials said. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Austrians Peter Harld (R) and his wife Barbara F. eat in a hotel in Marib, some 180 km (111 miles) north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa December 24, 2005. The two tourists were freed on Saturday by kidnappers in Yemen who had seized them to press the government to release fellow tribesmen jailed for trying to go to Iraq to fight U.S. Forces, Yemeni officials said. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

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April 27, 2005

A Vietnamese woman walks past the destroyed US air force aircraft B52 and F111 which is displayed at...

A Vietnamese woman walks past the destroyed US air force aircraft B52 and F111 which is displayed ......

A Vietnamese woman walks past the destroyed US air force aircraft B52 and F111 which is displayed at the Military History Museum in Hanoi. A Vietnamese woman walks past the destroyed U.S. air force aircrafts B52 and F111 which are displayed at the Military History Museum in Hanoi April 27, 2005. On Saturday, Vietnam will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the end of the war with the United States and its allies which reunified the country under communist rule. REUTERS/Kham

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February 24, 2004

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE F111C BOMBER PERFORMS THE "DUMP AND BURN" MANOUVRE AT ASIAN AEROSPACE 2004...

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE F111C BOMBER PERFORMS THE "DUMP AND BURN" MANOUVRE AT ASIAN AEROSPACE ...

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE F111C BOMBER PERFORMS THE "DUMP AND BURN" MANOUVRE AT ASIAN AEROSPACE 2004 AIRSHOW IN SINGAPORE. A Royal Australian Air Force F111C bomber performs the "dump and burn" manouvre above Singapore Technologies Aerospace's MAV-1, a multirole unmanned aerial vehicle, during a media preview at the biennial Asian Aerospace 2004 airshow in Singapore, February 24, 2004. More than 750 exhibitors from 33 countries and 23,000 trade visitors are expected at the biennial event, which ends on Sunday. REUTERS/David Loh

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February 16, 2003

An Australian Air Force F-111 fighter dumps and burns fuel during ademonstration at the Australian...

People paddle a boat across Dal lake in Srinagar on May 17, 2001. Compared to the 44 degree Celsius (111 degrees F) heat blowing across the north Indian plains, the Kashmir valley is a cool, green oasis of open spaces dotted with poplar and chinar trees, of Alpine houses with sloping roofs, ringed by the mountains of the Himalayas.

(fLtR) French Michael Maschio (9), Portugal's Joaquim Rodrigues (111), British Gordon Crockard (6), Latvia's Lauris Freibergs (25), Italy's Claudio Federici (5) and French Michael Pichon (2) fight for the first place at the start of the Belgian 250 cc motocross Grand Prix, part of the World Championship, in Genk, Belgium, April 29, 2001. [British Gordon Crockard won the race ahead of French Michael Pichon who took the second place and French Yves Demaria who took the third place.]

START OF THE BELGIAN 250 CC MOTOCROSS GRAND PRIX, PART OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, IN GENK.

(fLtR) French Michael Maschio (9), Portugal's Joaquim Rodrigues (111), British Gordon Crockard (6), Latvia's Lauris Freibergs (25), Italy's Claudio Federici (5) and French Michael Pichon (2) fight for the first place at the start of the Belgian 250 cc motocross Grand Prix, part of the World Championship, in Genk, Belgium, April 29, 2001. British Gordon Crockard won the race ahead of French Michael Pichon who took the second place and French Yves Demaria who took the third place.

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October 01, 2000

An Royal Australian Air Force F-111 fighter jet trails a massive plume of flame as it flies above the...

An Royal Australian Air Force F-111 fighter jet trails a massive plume of flame as it flies above the The Olympic rings and the fireworks display on the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of the closing ceremony for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games October 1, 2000. The 23-minute firewoks show consumed A$3 million (US$1.7 million) worth of fireworks, watched by an estimayed crowd of more than one million people lining the foreshore.

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October 01, 2000

A long stream of flame from a Royal Australian Air Force F111 jet streaks across the Sydney skyline as...

A long stream of flame from a Royal Australian Air Force F111 jet streaks across the Sydney skyline as fireworks explode form the Harbour Bridge during the finale to the closing ceremony of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney October 1,2000. IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch earlier declared the Sydney Olympic games the best ever.

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October 01, 2000

A F-111 jet lights its afterburner as the Olympic flame is extinguished during the closing ceremonies...

A F-111 jet lights its afterburner as the Olympic flame is extinguished during the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Sydney on October 1, 2000 following 16 days of competition. The next games are scheduled to be held in Athens.

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March 12, 2000

A Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) F1-11 strike bomber performs a "dump and burn" as fuel ignites over...

AN RAAF F111 FLIES OVER THE AUSTRALIAN FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX IN MELBOURNE.

A Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) F1-11 strike bomber performs a "dump and burn" as fuel ignites over the Albert Park Formula One Grand Prix track as part of pre-race entertainment March 12. The first race of the 2000 was won by Ferrari's Michael Schumacher with team mate Rubens Barrichello of Brazil second and brother Ralf Schumacher in a Williams third.

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April 25, 1999

Australian Corporal Allan Wilton looks at a memorial wall carved with the names of those who died during...

Australian Corporal Allan Wilton looks at a memorial wall carved with the names of those who died during World War II in Singapore on Anzac day April 25. Wilton recently took part in the multinational training exercise where two Australian pilots lost their lives when their F-111 strike aircraft crashed into a mountain peak on Pulau Aur in Malaysia April 18.

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April 20, 1999

Villagers on the Malaysian island of Pulau Aur stumble through dense jungle as they search for a Royal...

Villagers on the Malaysian island of Pulau Aur stumble through dense jungle as they search for a Royal Australian Air Force F-111 jet April 20 which crashed late April 18 on the remote Malaysian island during a multi-national training exercise. The bodies of the two Australian flight crew were discovered in a heavily-wooded hillside by British Royal Marines from the ship HMS Glasgow.

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April 20, 1999

Villagers on the Malaysian island of Pulau Aur inspect parts of a Royal Australian Air Force F-111 strike...

Villagers on the Malaysian island of Pulau Aur inspect parts of a Royal Australian Air Force F-111 strike jet April 20 which crashed late April 18 on the remote Malaysian island during a multi-national training exercise. The bodies of the two Australian flight crew were discovered in a heavily-wooded hillside by British Royal Marines from HMS Glasgow.